Penguins - January 20

Penguins - January 20

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Today is National Cheese Lover’s Day, National Disc Jockey Day, and Penguin Awareness Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Penguins

ON THIS DATE

  • 1937 -  Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President in the first Presidential Inauguration on January 20 following the passage of the 20th Amendment.
  • 1961 - John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States of America making him the youngest person to become president and the first Catholic.
  • 1981 - Iran releases 52 American hostages 20 minutes after Ronald Regan becomes president.
  • 2008 -  Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first Black President of the United States.
  • 2017 -  Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • The Penguins - Earth Angel - LISTEN
  • Brad Paisley - Penguin, James Penguin - LISTEN
  • Lyle Lovett - Penguins - LISTEN
  • Lead Belly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - LISTEN
  • Questlove - Goodbye Isaac - LISTEN

THEME:  Penguins

  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Elmo's World - Penguins -  VIEW 
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Penguins 1-20 - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Penguins at the Movies - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Penguin Party - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - Do the Penguin Shuffle - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-12 - San Diego Zoo - Penguin Cam - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-12 -  Georgia Aquarium - African Penguin Cam - VIEW
  • Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Mystery of the North Pole Penguins (Full Episode) - VIEW
  • Grades K-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Saving a Species - Penguins - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Sphenisciformes - Penguins - READ
  • Grades 4-6- PBS LearningMedia -DragonflyTV - African Penguins - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Spy Penguin - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Big Pacific: Passionate - Yellow Eyed Penguins - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - King Penguins Tiptoe Around Elephant Seals - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - What These Antarctic Penguins Tell Us About Climate Change - VIEW
  • Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Antarctica’s Penguins Taught Us Surprising Life Lessons - VIEW
  • Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - When Penguins Went From The Sky To The Sea - VIEW
  • Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Changing Seas - Peru’s Desert Penguins - VIEW

More Learning Resources

Looking for some super cool crafts to do with your kids? Or maybe you need some expert parenting resources to help raise your child? You can find it all right here:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia

NHPBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators. You can also create your own lessons and assignments to meet the needs of your students.

Annenberg

Annenberg Learner

Searchable online video courses and interactives across the curriculum and grade levels in areas like chemistry, literature, music, the visual arts, social studies, world languages storytelling, spelling and lots more.

Brainpop

Brainpop

Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology.  The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.

Scholastic

Scholastic Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

Storyline Online

StoryLine Online

A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.

Local Learning Resources

The best of NH learning resources from around the state.

  • Cheshire County Historical Society

  • New Hampshire Public Radio:

    • Civics 101 -  Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
    • Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.

  • Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park

    • Learning Connection - Even though their doors are closed, we’re still here to connect you to the inspirational powers of nature and engage you in learning. 

  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

  • Strawbery Banke Museum

    • Online Learning - Virtual Tours, the Virtual Classroom, artifacts of the week, featured items from the Collections, Horticulture Learning Center materials, and more.

  • Tiger Takes On

 

PBS KIDS!

PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents

  • PBS for Parents
    A guide of PBS resources targeted for parents teaching kids, features a great activity finder
  • PBS Education
    The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential.
  • PBS Teachers' Lounge
    This site has great teaching tips, ideas, resources and support for teachers.
  • PBS KIDS Games app
    Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552

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